By Ahmed Ilallah
The recent announcement by the Revenue Office of Jigawa State regarding a revenue achievement of N23.8 billion over six months should not be viewed as commendable when considering the state budget of N698.3 billion.
It has been noted that revenue generation has risen by over 100% when compared to the previous year.
In the first half of 2025, from January to June, N23.8 billion was generated, whereas during the same timeframe in 2024, the revenue was only N9.175 billion.
However, all of these performances are underwhelming when compared to the state budget for 2025.
The overall budget for Jigawa State in 2025 amounts to N698.3 billion, marking the largest budget in the state’s history.
The IGR target is to generate N130.6 billion through internal revenue sources.
Though, besides that, the budget will be funded by statutory allocations from the Federation Account, the state share of VAT, other federal transfers, and other capital receipts.
But the IGR contribution is insufficient for a realistic budget.
In a realistic budget and in a good benchmark, the IGR should realistically cover a substantial portion of the state’s budget, ideally above 40-50%, while also accounting for revenue from the other sources.
But the half-year revenue performance in the state indicates the inability of the state to generate even 30% of the projected budget.
Studying the Jigawa State budget implementation, the shortcoming of the projected IGR will affect the budget performance.
alhajilallah@gmail.com
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